596 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JEESEY. 



BARTRAMIA, Less. 



B. longicauda, Bechs. (Aotiturus hartramius — Abbott's Catalogue.) 

 Bartramian Sandpiper. Field Plover. Upland Plover. 



Above light brownish, barred with blackish ; crown blackish, 

 with median line of buif j neck ochraceous, streaked behind, 

 and plain white on throat ; outer tail feathers light buff, tipped 

 with white, &c. ; lower parts whitish buff, deeper in winter. 

 Length, 13 inches; tail, 4 inches; bill, IJ inches. 



"Appears in May, but is not at all abundant until August, 

 when considerable flocks are to be found, especially in red-clover 

 fields. If undisturbed, a flock will remain about a single field 

 for several weeks. They feed largely upon grasshoppers, and in, 

 September are frequently very fat. They are shy, and ■when 

 flushed fly to a great height, and whistle continually while on 

 the wing." 



TRYNGITES, Oab. 

 T. subrufloollis, Vieill. (rufescens.) Buff-breasted Sandpiper. 



Toes not webbed ; upper parts grayish buff, varied with black- 

 ish; lower parts buff, speckled on breast with dusky; quills 

 speckled with dusky on a white ground. Length, 8 inches; 

 tail, 2J inches. 



" Comparatively rare. Strictly a sea-board species. Two or 

 three, or more frequently a single specimen is seen. Appear to 

 be more wary than sandpipers generally, and alighting only on 

 the smooth beach, are difiScult to approach." 



ACTITIS, Bole. 



(Tringoides, Bonap.) 



A. maoularia, L. Spotted Sandpiper. Teeter-tiltup. Tip-up. Teeter- 

 tail. 



Lustrous drab above, varied with black in summer; pure 

 white below, with round black spots in summer. Length, 8 

 inches ; tail, 2 inches ; bill, 1 inch. 



"Arrives with T. solitarius, but is a more sociable and more 

 abundant species. Frequents the river and creek shores until 

 June 1st, when nidification commences, and they are then scat- 

 tered over the uplands. In August, congregate also on the river 

 shores, and have generally left by October 1st." 



